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do you ever feel like all smartphones are kind of just the same well you're not wrong it is nice though when something new comes to market doing something unique and that's this guy the flagship gaming phone from Razer it's a normal rectangular smartphone of course but with a few extra perks let's get started right out of the box one of the coolest parts of this phone is the light-up LED razer logo on the back glass made up of three snakes razer started out years ago making gaming computer Mouse's and of course snakes eat mice so the Razer logo is made up of cool snakes that eat the boring computer mice that aren't razer branded the logo is a bit more dim than I anticipated but it does change to whatever color you want which is pretty cool it'll be interesting to see what the LEDs look like from underneath the glass inside the box there's a nice braided cable and a USBC dongle for that missing headphone jack let's jump into the scratch test Razer has a few major perks over other smartphones one being this 5.7 inch 120 Hertz display 120 Hertz means that the screen refreshes superfast making it abnormally smooth the video you're watching right now on your screen is filmed in 60 frames per second so it's impossible for you to get the full experience of the razor - without actually seeing it in real life with your own eyes the screen is covered with the industry standard Gorilla Glass 5 meaning it scratches at level 6 with deeper grooves at level 7 the razor phone does have unique looking build with large front-facing speakers on either end of the phone tucked up inside the top speaker we have our front 8 megapixel camera protected by glass and the sensor array in a little black circle next to it also protected with glass the large speaker surface area makes sense because it's a gaming phone it'll be held horizontally a lot and the massive plastic covered speakers give the user something to hold on to that doesn't block the screen both the top and the bottom grills are made from plastic these sides of the phone are made from metal standard black anodized aluminum you can see the silver metal shining through it's even metal over the expandable SD card slot the razor phone - has some unique looking volume buttons though little circular dollops made from metal you would think that a beastly powerful gaming phone might have some more aggressive looking buttons but if you remember Razer bought out the old next bit robbing startup and took a lot of the same design cues from the cutesy plastic phone named after a tiny bird Razer didn't bring over the headphone jack though which is kind of weird I feel like the gamers of all people would like to use headphones while charging their phone at the same time which you can't do with the razer phone bluetooth sometimes lags wear corded headphones would not the top and sides are all made for metal with the power button doubling as a fingerprint scanner it's very flush with the side surface of the phone but hypothetically it's good to know if it would still function or not with scratches or damage luckily for Razer even with some substantial slices the fingerprint scanner functions perfectly every time and has no problem recognizing my thumb thumbs up for that the bottom of the phone contains our single USBC port and some more middle aesthetically I think the light-up logo design on the back of the razer phone 2 is pretty awesome it does seem dim on my very well lit desk but I imagine it's more stunning in a darker room or while making phone calls or getting notifications at night the whole logo is underneath the glass so it'll never get scratched off plus with that back glass panel now the razor phone 2 does have wireless charging Razer is also doing it right with the dual rear cameras one normal 12 megapixel lens with oh is and a secondary telephoto sensor with 2 times optical zoom I'm a fan of those extra capabilities the dual tone flash is covered with plastic as of this video Razer is making this phone in two colors black and black so if you're looking for any diversity in your life or just want to get rid of all those fingerprints you can always customize your phone with debrand with a ton of vibrant colors including the delicious bulletproof banana you have the option of leaving the logo showing which I prefer or deep branding your phone entirely either way I'll leave a link for you in the video description so you can customize your own phone and huge thanks to deep brand for sponsoring this video and now the test you've all been waiting for the burn test it's important to know if your new gaming phone can survive a cozy campfire during a fortnight gaming sesh with the extreme heat from my lighter the razor phone too lasted about 19 seconds the 1440p LCD display started going black and turned off but once the heat was removed that pixels recovered respawning back to full health I'll peel off the D brand skin to keep the bin test fair it's time to find out if this 800 dollar razor phone 2 is durable or if it snaps in half like it's Bluebird predecessor with a substantial bend to the front there is hardly any flex to razors flagship it's surprisingly even more rigid than last year's first razor phone with zero kinks in the metal even when bent from the back this massive phone is surprisingly solid the razor phone 2 passes my durability test with its large screen it's probably one of the most well built structurally solid phones I've tested so far this year I'm a fan let me know if you want to see me take it apart to review those LEDs and vapor cooling chamber from the inside and feel free to customize your own phone with the D brand link in the video description hit that subscribe button if you haven't already and come hang out with me on Twitter thanks ton for watching and I'll see you around